Communities in towns and cities across the Ethiopian region have said Tigrayan forces and officials are abducting former combatants and other men and boys on the street, in offices, and in nighttime house-to-house searches, as well as from gold-mining sites, Human Rights Watch reports.

The recruitment drive comes after months of escalating tensions between Ethiopia's federal government and Tigray's main political party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been re-elected after his Prosperity Party won the election, taking 438 out of 501 seats in the parliament. Many of his supporters believe the victory is a mandate to push for more economic reforms. Critics, however, warn that Ethiopia remains deeply divided and faces mounting security challenges.

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As Ethiopia's utterly unsurprising election results come in, they will undoubtedly be digested abroad according to one of two very different narratives. One will focus on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party's resounding victory and interpret the results as an encouraging sign that the country will stay the course of his reform agenda. The other will emphasize the highly constrained political space in which the elections were held, and the parts of the country in which

The United States is giving lifesaving health assistance on the condition that the government has broad access to surveillance data and extractive rights to pathogen samples and data for pharmaceutical development, Human Rights Watch has said after issuing an assessment of seven bilateral health agreements signed in late 2025 with Ethiopia,

Election officials said the results remain preliminary as verification, tabulation, and reconciliation processes continue across the country.

Voting was held in 1,139 constituencies nationwide, including contests for 501 seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives. Results from 816 constituencies have been verified, while the remaining results are still being processed.

Long queues formed at polling stations in the capital, Addis Ababa, with some waiting since 2am, and later the authorities extended voting by six hours. Despite the enthusiasm, analysts say the vote is no more than a formality to keep incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in power.

Earlier, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said 143

U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga has said the airline has spent decades expanding its network and services while positioning itself for continued future growth. In an interview, the U.S. envoy touted the carrier's long-standing partnerships with American companies, saying firms like Boeing and GE have worked closely with Ethiopian Airlines and are expected to remain key partners.

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) said easing the sanctions without demanding accountability for "grave violations" and "clear human rights benchmarks" would signal a tolerance for future "unchecked abuses". The rights group statement follows reports that Washington is considering a diplomatic reset with the Red Sea nation.

Eritrea's strategic importance has grown amid escalating Middle

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced the restoration of a regional parliament, the election of which was one of the triggers for the war in northern Ethiopia. 

The TPLF said that its central committee has decided to reinstate the Tigray Government Assembly, elected by some 2.8 million people and suspended in the name of peace. "This decision has been taken because the federal

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos has touted the strategic importance of Ethiopia's nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia in advancing the nation's long-term energy goals. During a meeting with a senior official from Rosatom - Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation - Timothewos highlighted the significant progress achieved since the two countries